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A total of 1,111 Muslim couples tied the knot at a mass wedding on Thursday in Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano as part of a government to prome stable families. Divorcees and widows were paired up with suitors in a match-making program.
More than 1,000 Muslim couples tied the knot at a mass wedding Thursday in Nigeria’s second city of Kano, part of a government programme aimed at promoting stable families. The elaborate event at the city’s central mosque included 1,111 previously divorced…
The Nigerian army said Thursday it had killed 13 suspected Boko Haram gunmen in a shootout near the border with Cameroon after an armed robbery at a currency exchange business. “Our men succeeded in killing 13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in a shootout…
Barring any last minute change, all seems to be set for the commissioning of the solar-powered electrification project in Durumi,…
An Old Bailey jury has convicted two young London men of the brutal murder of fusilier Lee Rigby. It took the jury of eight women and four men about 90 minutes to return guilty verdicts on Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22. http://news…
The Ministry of Power is set to provide sector wide common service that would close existing technical gaps through the…
Nigeria’s main opposition party said Thursday the country should expect a more accountable government after the ruling party, which had controlled the government since 1999, lost its majority in parliament. Thirty-seven lawmakers elected as members…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan lost his majority in parliament on Wednesday after 37 lawmakers bolted his party for a new opposition coalition, the latest political blow to hit the embattled leader. In a letter presented to the speaker of the…
The Akasoba of Kalabari and Chairperson of the Akasoba Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ACPCR), Akasoba Duke-Abiola has informed…
A Workshop aimed at building capacities and enhancing understanding of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) procedures has been organised for SURE-P…
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has expressed satisfaction with the Agency’s road maintenance and…
As part of the social responsibility of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and its agencies, the National Water Resources…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that at least 16,470 officially registered internally displaced persons (IDP) are presently…
The Supervising Minister of Environment, Darius Ishaku has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Government to ensuring healthy living for…
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi wants the African champions to use the United States as their pre-World Cup training base. Football officials had previously floated the idea of training in Argentina, Colombia or the United States. But Keshi said he has…
The latest e-Banking Africa report compares the cost of remitting money to various African countries, and looks into MasterCard’s attempt…
Nigerian university lecturers on Tuesday called off a long-running strike that paralysed higher education in the country, after they reached a temporary truce with the government. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) walked out…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that the late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has left behind…
The three tiers of government in Nigeria – Federal, States and Local governments have shared a total of N675.650 billion…